Talk:Kishin Douji Zenki/@comment-27493717-20160928195558

== Zenki is the real Waldo. He hides in plain sight, yet we can't find him! ==

After achieving so much knowledge about the Kishin Douji Zenki series (and I only just scratched the surface), I came across at least two amusing things:


 * First, at least a few characters and gimmics from the Mega Man (or Rockman) series are probably inspired by Hiki the Black Tortoise and his "buster gun". Hiki has even a "charge shot", which he uses to break Goki's heavenly shield in the manga!


 * Second, the well more known Pokémon series has very likely copied the Battle System from Kishin Douji Zenki 3 - Tenchi Meidou's Battle Mode in some way as it bears many similarities. As Tenchi Meidou appeared in 1996, it would predate the first Pokémon games by at least 1-2 years, making it very possible that it has at least inspired its makers in some way. So it was actually Zenki who brought us this beloved battle style, not Pikachu.

But there's also something really sad:

The Kishin Douji Zenki series was very popular back in the nineties, yet it somehow never managed to properly leave Japan, which is a shame as it's a great series that would probably have an equal status to the Super Mario Brothers today, if it weren't for the fact that it's makers just got bored of it and stopped making new Kishin Douji Zenki manga, anime and games.